CVE-2018-8568

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: November 14, 2018 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:05 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorSharePoint ServerSharePoint Enterprise ServerSharePoint Foundation

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server, aka "Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SharePoint. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8572.

Affected

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105829
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042136

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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